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TechNewsWorld News: Australia Bans Social Media Accounts for Minors (ft. Jen Golbeck)
December 11, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck provides insight as Australia’s proposed social media ban for minors sparks debate over safety, access, an …
"To Die For" A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes By Rosie Grant
(Video) MLIS Alumni Spotlight: CBS News: “To Die For”: Beloved Recipes Etched in Stone (ft Rosie Grant ’22)
December 3, 2025 | INFO StaffMLIS alum Rosie Grant uncovers and preserves gravestone recipes, showing how cherished dishes keep loved ones’ memories alive across …
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WTOP News: Maryland Students Work to Preserve a Unique Bit of Animal History About Greenbelt (ft. Eric Hung)
November 21, 2025 | INFO StaffGuided by Professor Eric Hung, UMD INFO students digitize and share Greenbelt’s surprising pet history with the community
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BSOS News: UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040
November 13, 2025 | BSOS Staff | UMDINFO faculty member Sheena Erete helps outline five interdisciplinary, tech-driven strategies aimed at reducing gun violence nationwide …
Press Release: MONET Paints the Way to New Opportunities: University of Maryland Extension and College of Information Launch Digital Navigator Curriculum & Training
October 10, 2025 | Julie Slivka | University of Maryland ExtensionUniversity of Maryland Extension and INFO launch digital navigator curriculum and training
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(Video) Full Measure News: Psyops (ft. Jennifer Golbeck)
October 7, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO’s Jen Golbeck sheds light on how algorithms and bot networks fuel online radicalization and deepen social divisions
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Turning Hand-Planted Seeds into Data-Driven Harvests
August 13, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonAn iConsultancy partnership with Roots Africa helps the organization maximize their data
Led by the University of Maryland, TRAILS was launched in May 2023 with a $20 million award from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute is focused on developing, building and modeling participatory research that—over time—will increase trust in AI. Illustration courtesy of TRAILS. Image via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: $750K in Seed Grants Awarded by UMD-Led Coalition on Trustworthy AI
July 23, 2025 | Tom Ventsias | Maryland Today | UMDSix INFO faculty are among researchers awarded $750K+ in TRAILS funding to advance trustworthy, human-centered AI innovation
A lack of access to solid information has bred cynicism, depression and willingness to bend rules among the estimated 400 million people nationwide battling long COVID, according to new UMD research. Illustration by Adobe Stock via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: COVID ‘Long-Haulers’ Lack Reliable Information, UMD Study Shows
June 18, 2025 | John Tucker | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO's Beth St. Jean finds long COVID patients face info gaps, fueling distrust and risky decisions